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Oak Bay enjoys busy visitor season Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Visitor numbers appear to up within Oak Bay. “We have a few ways that we measure visitation,” said Karma Brophy, consultant with Tourism Oak Bay. “The most indicative is that hotel numbers are up this year, not just in Oak Bay but also in Victoria which affects us because we get a lot of visitors from downtown.” The hotel numbers within Oak Bay are
up over last year, says Phil Trott, assistant general manager at Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Occupancy for June was up 13 per cent over last year, and July is up 17 per cent. “We’re running about 87 per cent occupancy,” Trott said. The average rate is up $30 over last year and occupancies for August are at 93 per cent. “It’s just been a great year for tourism in Victoria. We are becoming a well-recognized brand in Canada and internationally as well.” In its list of Canada’s Top Hotels, TripAdvisor ranked the hotel fourth in the
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category Luxury Hotel in Canada; ninth in Top Hotel in Canada; and 20th in Top Hotel for Romance in Canada. “Those accolades are certainly having an impact as well,” Trott said. “On average about 86 per cent of all travellers will actually check your online reputation, so it’s hard not to have a positive impact on our operation.” PLEASE SEE: Tourist traffic looking up, Page A2
Something new in Oak Bay Q A few new activities are helping Tourism Oak Bay bring in visitors this summer season – from sea tales to pedal tours. “We’re always looking for companies that are interested in providing tourism products and we like to support innovation,” said consultant Karma Brophy. The Songhees First Nation and Coastal Sea Ventures launched a cultural boat tour for the summer season. Victoria’s Pedaler plans to have folks cycling Oak Bay, the well-established Discover the Past takes guests on guided walking tours in the community and Feast Concierge offers culinary tours. Learn more at oakbaytourism.com
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Oak Bay Tourism’s downtown campaign includes advertising and maps distributed through the core and the Victoria Visitors Centre. “There’s a huge partnership with Tourism Victoria that we leverage plus we work on our own campaign,” Brophy said. Part of that includes fostering partnerships with businesses that offer hop-on hop-off and cycling tours who include Oak Bay in their area tours. “We want to show off Oak Bay. We want to make sure that the great businesses, shops and cafés are gaining business,” Brohpy said. “We want to make sure we’re doing this in a way that’s responsible and contributes to quality of life.” Red Art Gallery on Oak Bay Avenue also utilizes downtown advertising and staff there are noticing a marked increase in tourists, as they maintain a daily journal of visitors. “We classify tourists as someone who has come on their own to Oak Bay versus someone who has stopped in because they are here visiting with friends or relatives,” said owner Bobb Hamilton. “The recent range of out-ofcountry tourists includes Belgium, Germany, many from California and a lot from Washington State. Yesterday [July
“It’s just been a great year for tourism in Victoria. We are becoming a well-recognized brand in Canada and internationally as well.” –Phil Trott, Oak Bay Beach Hotel 16] we had two sets of people in from Portland, Oregon at the same time and they did not know each other. Once we asked them, they overheard and we all started a conversation about Portland.” For Red Art Gallery, tourists make up more than 30 per cent of the summer traffic, but account for less than 10 per cent of overall sales. “Tourists seem to find us by either our multiple websites, the Tourism Victoria information centre in the Inner Harbour, or our gallery rack cards found in the local B&Bs and the Victoria airport,” Hamilton said. “Tourists seem to consistent in their unsolicited comments…they love Oak Bay, they enjoy our gallery and they would be delighted to live here.” cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Oak Bay Fire Department offers summer safety tips for families Water, while fun, is also potenChildren love the hot summer months and the opportunity to tially deadly, and water safety is spend lots of time outside – in the one of the most important lessons pool, hiking through the woods or children need to learn. No child or adult is “drown proof” and children going for a bike ride. “We hope that everyone enjoys can drown in many different water sources. this special time of “Adult superviyear, but we want “We want to remind sion is of paramount to also remind parimportance,” Kivell ents that there are parents that there are notes, recommendpotential dangers during the sum- potential dangers during ing “touch supervision,” meaning the mer months, and the summer months, supervising adult it’s important to be is always within an aware of what they and it’s important to be arm’s length of the are,” says Oak Bay aware of what they are.” child being watched, Fire Capt. Rob Kiv– Oak Bay Fire when near or in the ell, with the departwater. “Parents need ment’s fire safety Capt. Rob Kivell to focus on their childivision. Kivell notes that issues around dren 100 per cent of the time. No summer safety are extensive, so in distractions.” Every family should have a first aid addition to the following basics, he recommends parents and caregivers kit at home, well-stocked and readily review safety measures around their accessible, and a second in the car for those “on the road” emergencies. activities. Remember that helmets aren’t “Don’t forget to restock the kit once only for bikes. “An appropriate hel- an item has been used (and) be sure met must be worn whenever a child to keep a list of emergency numbers is ‘on wheels,” Kivell says, noting where they are easy to find.” In hot weather, dehydration and mom and day should be donning their helmets as well. “This means heat-related illnesses are not uncombicycles, scooters, skates, roller- mon, in addition to risks from excessive sun exposure. In addition to a blades, skateboards and more.” To be effective, the helmet must hat, sunglasses, a full-spectrum sunfit properly and be the appropriate screen with a high SPF and avoiding the sun during peak hours, keeping helmet for the activity.
well hydrated is essential. Teach children not to wait until they’re thirsty to drink. “At this point, he is already dehydrated, so be sure to provide plenty of fluids before going outside, while out in the heat and afterwards,” Kivell emphasizes. If active outdoors, look for shade, take lots of breaks and seek medical attention immediately for any signs of heat-related illness. As families move outside for cooking, where kids are playing and active, never let children near the barbecue and remember, it can remain very hot after it’s no longer being used. Finally, ticks are responsible for a variety of illnesses, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which can be serious. Suggestions to protect your family include wearing protective clothing, such as long sleeves and pants tucked into socks when in possibly affected areas, and using tick/bug repellent – including for your pets. Stay in the centre of paths, avoid overgrown areas and sitting directly on the ground, and perform daily tick checks on family members. Be aware of the signs and symptoms of tick-related illnesses and call the doctor immediately should concerns arise. editor@oakbaynews.com
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New bike registry launched Registry aims to reunite owners with stolen bikes If you use two wheels to commute to Victoria, it might pay to stop in to register your bike with the Victoria Police Department. VicPD has launched a new bike registry to help reunite found or seized bikes with their owners. The new registration system allows officers to help find the rightful owners of stolen bikes more quickly. So far in 2015, the VicPD has received 427 reports of stolen bikes and has returned almost half. “This new registration is [a] great tool for our community,” said VicPD Chief Constable Frank Elsner. “We’re committed to working on combatting bike theft in our community and this registry is a great step in that direction.” Bike registration must be done in person. Find the form at any event the VicPD is participating in, VicPD headquarters (850 Caledonia Ave.) or the Esquimalt Public Safety Building (500 Park Place.) For more information, visit vicpd.ca. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Cool cat Woody and Kyoko Wood show off their 1934 S.S.1 Open Four-seater Sports Jaguar at the annual Jaguars on the Island show Saturday at Windsor Park. The Woods were visiting from Arlington, Wa., for the first public showing of the vehicle in 42 years. Hosted by the Jaguar Club of Victoria, the event attracted Jaguars of all shapes, sizes and vintages and many appreciative enthusiasts.
Weaver denied an hour on climate change MLA says the recent forest fires, water restrictions and air quality advisories point to an issue of great public importance Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
MLA Andrew Weaver is stunned his cohorts in the B.C. legislature wouldn’t spend 60 minutes discussing climate change last week. “They seem to think no snow on the Olympic mountains, a drought and forest fires is just a
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shocking because we see the effects of climate change all around us.” He said forest fires, fishing bans, water restrictions and air quality advisories occurring at alarming rates are indicative of an issue of great public importance – climate change. “It is sadly ironic that as our forests burn, snowpack melts and frequency of severe summer droughts increase, the government is forcing through its generational sellout embodied in the 25-year LNG agreement with Petronas,” Weaver said. “The impacts and costs of climate change have never been clearer for British Columbians. It’s time we consider what kind of future Oak Bay-Gordon Head we want.” MLA Andrew Weaver cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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UVic study tweets exercise reminders, tools Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
University of Victoria doctoral candidate Chetan Mistry hopes to send out thousands of texts inspiring the less-than-motivated to get active. The Behavioural Medicine Lab at the University of Victoria will deliver free text messages to help residents plan their physical activity this summer. This is the second, upgraded version of a study Mistry did in Kingston, Ont., where 350 people got thousands of Chetan Mistry text reminders for a month. “It didn’t pan out as expected,” he said. “This is the new and improved version that provides people with a tool.” The exercise planning study provides
reminders to get active sent to a registrant’s mobile phone. It involves one baseline survey and short daily exercise planning surveys for 30 days. “There’s a lot of evidence that supports planning and if you plan you’re more likely to follow through on exercise,” Mistry said. “People are trying to get off their phones to get more active but cell phones are everywhere, 80 per cent or more people have them. They’re not going away.” Each day for 30 days participants receive a text message then click the link and fill out the short survey suggesting their plan of action, and how active they plan to be. So far 140 people have registered and they hope to hit as many as pos-
sible by the July 31 cutoff. “Once we gather this information we can answer some questions about ‘Do people plan? When they do, do they follow through?”
The study is open to those older than 18 who participate in fewer than 150 minutes of exercise a week over the past month and are motivated to be more active. “Victoria is typically a fairly active city, we’re interested in people that are less active than average,” he said. The protocol has been approved by the ethics board at the university he said. “When you enrol you give your first name only and your cell phone number. The first name is just used to communicate with you and the phone number after 30 days we scrap it.” Find more information, or start with the baseline survey at http://fluidsurveys. com/s/BL/ cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
B.C.’s economic growth means raises for unions By Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government exceeded its financial targets for the last fiscal year, and the economy grew enough that unions that signed on to the government’s growth-sharing formula will likely see a small pay increase in 2016. Finance Minister Mike de Jong presented the province’s audited public accounts Wednesday, with a surplus of $1.68 billion, almost 10 times the size it was forecast to be. That was due mainly to higher personal, corporate and sales tax revenue in the later part of the fiscal year that ended in March.
Gross domestic product growth came in at 2.6 per cent for the year, ahead of the finance ministry’s economic forecast council figure of 2.3 per cent. Public service union contracts signed last year included a formula to distribute half of any gain above that independent forecast, translating to a 0.15 per cent additional raise on top of negotiated increases. De Jong said the GDP numbers must still be finalized by Statistics Canada, and the adjustment to pay levels for employees in the health, education and other public services who signed on will be made in 2016. De Jong said he is tracking the steeply rising cost of the current forest fire season, and there is a contingency fund
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Oak Bay Fire Report Between Monday, July 6 and Sunday, July 12, Oak Bay Fire Department members responded to 23 calls for assistance: 10 – Medical first responder requests 2 – Commercial / residential alarm activations 2 – Public assistance 2 – Smell of smoke 2 – Hazmat 3 – Motor vehicle incident 1 – Burning complaint 1 – Gas incident
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Oak Bay’s Steve McKerrell heads symphony foundation Kendra Wong Black Press
When it comes to gardening, it’s best to play to one’s passions. Pictured here, (starting with green): Bupleurum, Erygium agavifolium, Alchemilla; (yellow) dandelion, Cephalaria gigantea, Hypericum; (orange) Alstromeria, Helenium, Emilia; (red) Astilbe, Begonia, Geranium, Papaver (plum) Astilbe, Nicotiana, Lathyrus ‘Burnished Bronze’; (purple/blue) Lathyrus ‘Navy’, Campanula, Borage, Lupin, Erygium zabelii ‘Big Blue’.
Garden from your heart As I walk the streets of Oak who can’t be happy with his I’ve come to a realization this Bay, I can’t help but think many garden if something isn’t crushsummer: I love growing plants. gardens are attempts to live ingly, beautifully, in bloom. Elementary, I know. up to an idea, rather than an He’s a rhododendron, dahlia But I mean, really growing outdoor space designed to fit and lily man of course, but he plants, one after another, all the with a homeowner’s skills or knows his weaknesses year round, from seed interests. and therefore also his to harvest. I may be a Take bark mulch. strength; he grows big farmer at heart. Clearly a sign of someone flowers well. My perennial borwho doesn’t like weeding, but Despite his wife’s ders – once a fun the problem of weeds would be complaints, he doesn’t challenge to create, sooner solved by dense plantsee the beauty of the to adjust, to balance ing. small or the elegance – are now established If you’re bored watering, xeriof green. In his garden, and despite the scape. alpines and grasses weekly or monthly If you love composting, grow need not apply. shifts in colour and Christin Geall vegetables. Who are you in the character, they feel Cultivated The most successful gargarden? fixed, and I dare say, dens fit with the spirit of the It’s hot out, so I’m full up. gardener, not solely matching going to make this Annuals change plants to a site. easy. Grab a piece of paper, the tableau and while I tuck I have a friend who likes to strike a line down it, and write them in the way a chef might rake moss. on either side: yea or nay. add a little garnish to a dish, Happy with a tight focus, she Then sit back in the glory of a the meat of the borders remain, has found contentment with a summer evening, pour yourself year in, year out. Japanese-style a cool beverage, My green thumb twitches for garden, where and list all the more. “When it comes she uses rocks, garden tasks This personal conundrum pavers and bamyou love and all made me think about how each to gardening, I’m boo to good the tasks you of us is drawn to certain tasks learning that it’s effect. loathe. in the garden; how I might love It’s a peaceList verbs to sow, but not stake; how best to play to one’s ful place, shady, and try using transplanting makes me feel passions.” with few flowers, the the present like a good parent, and pruning, and it has taken participle to despite all evidence to the conher years to get better feel yourtrary, like a petulant one. there. self watering, raking, pruning, Flower arranging consumes Thankfully in life, what you sowing, composting, weeding, hours of my attention, while nurture eventually wins out. and so on. lawn care I entirely neglect. Christin Geall teaches creative Easy work making lists, but When it comes to gardening, nonfiction at the University of I’m learning that it’s best to play they are important, given how Victoria and is an avid Oak Bay they can influence a garden’s to one’s passions. gardener. design. Case in point I have a friend
Oak Bay resident Steve McKerrell is the new president of the Victoria Symphony Foundation. “I was happy, I believe I have the necessary skills to help them guide the foundation along the way,” McKerrell said. “I think the important thing is to prudently invest donors’ funds to provide for sustainable operation of the symphony and also build the endowment for future initiatives.” McKerrell has volunteered for three decades, including co-chairing one of the first recycling programs in Canada, serving several years on the board of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and chairing its foundation, serving as founding board member of Arts Sustainability Victoria and as governor of Glenlyon Norfolk School Board. He was also involved with the Victoria Foundation, serving as chair for two years. “We searched widely for someone with all of the required characteristics, experience and managing endowments, public spiritedness and interest in music,” said Harry Swain, board president of the Victoria Symphony Society. “He has had a long interest in the
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Steve McKerrell is the new president of the Victoria Symphony Foundation. arts and classical music. I think we will have long-sighted and highly professional management of the foundation [under McKerrell].” McKerrell takes over for Eric Charman, who was with the foundation for decades. Charman retired in 2014. The Victoria Symphony Foundation holds endowments and reserve funds to support the Victoria Symphony Society. The symphony is Vancouver Island’s largest and most active performing arts organization. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Former Canuck GM a boon for UVic The news that former Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis will instruct a sports law course in the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law in the spring of 2016 earned mixed reviews last week. Despite putting the perfect touches on the 201011 Canucks roster that came within a win of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup championship, some locals are smirking on social media that the former GM will be in town for part of the spring semester. The course description says, “the primary focus of this course will be on the operation of sports leagues and the legal and business relationships between leagues, teams, players, agents and unions ... students have the option of ... participating in a mock salary arbitration.” For good or bad as the Canucks general manager, it’s a coup for the UVic law program. Sure, being the Canucks GM and earning more money than most means you willingly accept being a public target. Gillis has been through the trials and tribulations of the NHL – easily Canada’s most over-analyzed, over-hyped sport, and one whose personalties are often portrayed unfairly. He enjoyed the ups, and suffered the downs, of the scrutinizing Vancouver hockey media. His decision to teach in UVic Law shows a continued willingness to learn. And hockey fans in Greater Victoria don’t need to study law to learn from him. The response from some local Canuck fans – which we should assume is typical – is a hangover of criticism for his handling of a few trades before he was fired from the Canucks in 2014. But Gillis is also just a few cracked bones and torn ligaments from being hailed forever as the architect of a Stanley Cup champion. During that fateful 2010-11 season as GM he put the right roster together, only to suffer a similar fate as other GMs, watching his team crumble as key players failed to perform due to injury. He showed a brash will and a true understanding of the league. And for that, UVic should be thrilled to have him. Whether or not he owes the Greater Victoria hockey community an opportunity to connect with him, perhaps through a charity or youth-oriented event, is another topic for debate. But he should certainly be welcomed as a lawyer having one of the most rare and unique Canadian experiences. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.
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Nestlé protest doesn’t hold water
4Minister Mary Polak to explain what’s Have you noticed the latest really going on. “People keep saying degradation of standards on TV news? there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told In addition to sensational depictions reporters. “There isn’t. They pay the of crime, accidents and celebrities, the same as any other industrial user, in lineup now incorporates any nonsense fact the highest industrial rate, and that is momentarily “viral” on the it goes for anything from hydraulic Internet. fracturing to bottled water, those So it was with an online petition involved in mining for example, singling out Swiss food any of those heavy industrial corporation Nestlé, which uses.” operates a water bottling And why is that rate so plant near Hope. It’s the low? Because the province largest in B.C., one of many takes great pains not to that bottle the province’s “sell” water, which would water and sell it back to a make it a commodity under gullible public. trade agreements, like oil This petition is courtesy or minerals. That would of SumOfUs, one of surrender provincial control, those self-appointed and allow the U.S. to press environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like Tom Fletcher for equal access to Canadian B.C. Views water. “You’re buying the right mushrooms overnight. to use the water,” Polak said. “Fighting for people “I know it sounds crazy to the over profits,” they claim, public, but we call it a rental – a water pitching for donations. rental. There’s a reason we use that The story has what U.S. comedian language, because we are very careful Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness.” to avoid any suggestion that by paying That’s when something is false, but it this amount, you therefore own that “feels” true. “Nestlé is about to suck water. “That reserves for us the right at B.C. dry – for $2.25 per million litres to any time, for a compelling public need, be exact,” says the SumOfUs headline. to say stop. It doesn’t matter if you Using her keen sense of what’s have a licence.” superficially popular, Premier Christy As for the brazenly false claim that Clark instantly called for a review of Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted these low rates for selling the people’s to a real environmental professional water. It then fell to Environment
named Blair King for explaining this. (His blog, achemistinlangley.blogspot. ca, offers useful technical explanations of issues in the news, many of which contradict so-called environmentalists.) King notes that the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake: “If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying municipal taxes) would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes. “Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains into the Strait of Georgia. Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is particularly short of water, even in the driest of years.” Clark made one useful contribution, when asked about this urgent nonissue by those seeking to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires. She correctly noted that most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world, and have no need for bottled water. Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job of convincing people that their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source. Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge. Fight the corporations. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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LETTERS Councillors practicing prudent fiscal responsibility
Letter writer Karen A. Lightbody takes offense to this realism and infers this is an outrageous insult directed at the great carvers/artists. She could not be more wrong. It is the responsibility of the CAOB to compensate artists and continue raising the remainder monies in order complete this project. Also note, School Board 61 will be the legal owner of the Sno’uyutth pole.
Re: Councillors should recall Sno’uytth’s meaning, Oak Bay News July 10 The Sno’uyutth Pole is a unique commissioned project of the Community Association of Oak Bay (CAOB). It is funded through private donations, including additional contributions by the District of Oak Heather Holmes Bay, clubs and other Oak Bay associations. Oak Bay residents should applaud CounCedar Hill X Rd cillors Kevin Murdoch speed check will and Hazel Braithwaite for demonstrating pruhelp save deer dent fiscal responsibility and management. This is during a time Re: UWSS fawn crosswhen taxes have been ing signs disappear, raised by 5.1 per cent. Oak Bay News July 15 The District of Oak An article in the Bay has funds earNews about deer/vehimarked for this cle incidents this year project. again points out that Clearly, Coun. Braith- most were killed at the waite wants to ensure Cadboro Bay Road and the bulk of additional Cedar Hill X-Road area. fundraising monies This has been the are in reach in order most dangerous locato ensure the District tion for these incidents of Oak Bay’s funding is for years. not lost. Speed enforcement
is minimal at best. For the whole of 2013 eleven speeding tickets and eight warning tickets were issued on Cadboro Bay Road. When a complaint was lodged with the police department in 2014, they carried out a three-day, 12-hour blitz and issued almost 20 tickets. For years citizens have met with the mayor, the CAO and the head of engineering asking for a speed reduction on Cadboro Bay Road but the request has fallen on deaf ears. If the mayor really wants to see a reduction in deer deaths then why is he ignoring this obviously vital issue?
tinue to drive in the left lane at the posted speed limit is just plain wrong. Doing this will cause more accidents by frustrated drivers who are going faster to either tailgate or pass on the right side. I can visualize it now. He in the left lane doing the speed limit and another in the right lane doing the speed limit and the enormous backlog of vehicles behind them. Insane idea! It is not his job to control the speed limit and play traffic cop and just shows pure stubbornness. People will speed and it’s up to the police department to stop them. From my experience that is a never-ending battle.
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Nestled between a residential home and a three-storey commercial building sits a onestorey, stone-coloured villa in the 1400-block of Fairfield Road. The garden surrounding the 1,200-square-foot home includes a colourful assortment of flowers. From the outside, it’s a modest home, but once you step inside from the porch, it’s like entering a time capsule of the 1860s. The villa’s 3.6-metre-high drawing room ceilings are lined with blue and white patterned wallpaper, its windows are draped with floral-patterned curtains, a fortepiano sits next to a whatnot and above the fireplace sits a massive over-mantle mirror. The rest of the home, including the entry hall, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms and servant’s room are just as authentically furnished as the drawing room. The Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum belonged to Frank Roscoe and Anna Letitia Le Breton who lived in the villa from 1865 to 1879. The family eventually
moved from England to settle in Victoria, establishing a hardware business called Fellows & Roscoe. Roscoe also served as a member of parliament and worked to bring the railroad to B.C. The Gothic revival-style villa quickly became a place for the family and their five children to entertain the creme de la creme of Victoria’s elite. “They were Unitarians. They came from the enlightened group in England,� said Simone VogelHorridge, president of the Ross Bay Villa Society who began working on the restoration of the building in 2000. “They were also very practical. You could tell by their house, it’s very small and modest. They knew what their means were and they didn’t overextend themselves. [Roscoe] was very smart and intelligent.� Now, the single-floor home stands almost exactly as it was back in 1865. Over the past 15 years, the Ross Bay Villa Society has restored the home (which is currently owned by the Land Conservancy of B.C.) to its former glory. Vogel-Horridge and the team of
more than 150 volunteers have spent years finding and researching authentic period furniture (from an Albion stove to mattresses and card tables and oil lamps), recreating wallpaper, hand-painting the entry hall walls and tiles, and bringing in fine art and textile conservators and heritage consultants to make sure everything in the home is authentic. But the project wasn’t without challenges. “Early on the foundations were shot. They were just rotten, wooden pillars,� said Nick Russell, a board member who has been working on the project for the past 15 years. “We worked under there in the wet, filthy, muddy stinky space to put in 56 concrete posts.� Finding the funds to complete the restoration was also a problem, but allowed the society to come up with some creative solutions. “Instead of buying a $50,000 oil cloth, we made it ourselves for $12,000 and fundraised for it,� said Vogel-Horridge, adding that funds mostly came from donations, small Photo contributed grants and the volunteers Alice Wilson and Davyd McMinn enjoy a cup of tea at the Ross Bay who donated their time, Villa in Fairfield. The historic house museum celebrated its 150th expertise and materials. anniversary Sunday (July 19), with costumes, guided tours, tea and “We’ve done this all on information booths. a very tight, shoe-string Ross Bay Villa is open to a few things they hope to do. budget. We’ve invested so the public for tours Saturdays “You never finish an old much of our time and money, at 2 p.m. Admission $5. each. we need to protect it and make house because it constantly Special tours are available by needs renewal,� said Russell. it last for a long time.� appointment. “The master bedroom we On Sunday, the villa For more information vist need to finish and we need to celebrated its 150th http://rossbayvilla.org make wallpaper for the three anniversary. Though most of Kendra.wong@vicnews.com the home is restored, there are rooms.� IDE REW STO ALE31st S JULY S END on all demo & open stock Sewing, Quilting, Embroidery Machines & Sergers
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Monday, July 27
The Damian Graham Trio – performing for Recreation Oak Bay’s Concerts in the Park. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. at Willows Park.
Drop-in Baby Time – From 10:30 to 11 a.m. for babies 0 to 15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. No registration required at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave.
Jamshed – Victoria Symphony presents a free concert, 12 p.m. at Centennial Square. Victoria Symphony presents Beethoven’s Fifth – 7:30 p.m. concert in Christ Church Cathedral. Tickets $20. Info: 250-385-6515.
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Tuesday, July 28 Yoga at Willows Park Explore yoga with Oak Bay yoga instructors, Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. in July and August. Bring a mat or towel. Info: www. oakbay.ca Volkssport – Tuesday evening walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Gail at 250-477-4472.
BC Baseball Pee Wee AAA Provincial Championships – Carnarvon Baseball Park hosts the baseball provincials July 23 to 26, featuring 10 teams of the best 12 and 13-year-olds competing. Information: www. peeweeaaaprovincials.com
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Victoria Symphony Brass Ensemble – Free concert, 12 p.m. at Centennial Square.
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See the Damian Graham Trio at Willows Park tonight (July 22).
Volkssport – Thursday evening walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2201 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Kaye at 250-721-3065.
Friday, July 24 Live music at the Oaks Restaurant & Tearoom – featuring Old Black Rum Newfoundland Band 7 to 9 p.m. at 2250 Oak Bay Ave. No cover charge. All ages welcome. Reservations: 250-590-3155. Classic Movie Nights – featuring The Breakfast Club, 7 to 10 p.m. at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s David Foster Foundation Theatre. Movies show Friday evenings in July and August and include a gourmet individual pizza, house-made buttered popcorn and an ice cream sandwich for dessert. Info: 250-598-4556.
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Concerts in the Park – Gypsy Rovers is at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, 1:30 p.m. Drop-in Family Storytime – From 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave.
Summer Star Parties – Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tours of the historic Plaskett telescope, astronomy lectures and presentations. Info: victoria.rasc.ca. Concerts in the Park – John MacArthur Quintet. Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, 1:30 p.m. Instrumental Opera – Victoria Symphony performs, 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral Tickets $20. Info: 250-385-6515.
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See lifeguards in action for Oak Bay’s Drowning Prevention Week fun swim Learn all about water safety and see the Oak Bay lifeguards in action Friday during the Drowning Prevention Week Friday Fun Swim. During National Drowning Prevention Week, July 19 to 25, the lifeguards at Recreation Oak Bay will aim to reduce the number of water-related fatalities by increasing education and awareness
about water safety and drowning prevention. On July 24 they take that message to the afternoon fun swim, from 2 to 5 p.m., when swimmers can participate in the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive Challenge and watch demos from this week’s Junior Lifeguard Camp. For more information, see www. oakbay.ca
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Former Oak Bay High student Phil Mack is representing Canada in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup, continuing through Aug. 3.
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Golden row Gorge Narrows Rowers Brayden Mitchel (left), Graeme Knowles, Graham Stewart and Max Corman celebrate their Junior B Boys Quad Championship win at Elk Lake last week. Mitchel, Stewart and Corman are all entering Grade 11 at Oak Bay High while Knowles is at St. Andrews High School. The boys were competing in the Challenge West / BC Championship Regatta July 11 and 12. All four rowers will be competing for their respective high schools when the school season returns in September.
Three Oak Bay high school alumni will be lacing up the cleats for Team Canada in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup, which started this past weekend in San Jose with Canada taking on Japan. Oak Bay grads Phil Mack, Connor Braid and Callum Morrison have each earned a spot on the 31-man roster. The team spent the last week at Shawnigan Lake
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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, July 22, 2015
The Greater Victoria Baseball Association’s Victoria Black Eagles, based at Carnavon Park, celebrate with after winning the 15U BC Provincials in Rutland, B.C. The team is now off to Nationals in Vaghan, Ont. James Mulchinock photo
Bantam Eagles off to Nationals The Carnarvon-based Eagles are B.C. champs after a dramatic, comefrom-behind win The Carnarvon-based Bantam AAA Black Eagles have captured the provincial championship and are off to Nationals in Vaughan, Ont. The Eagles, part of the high-performance division of the Greater Victoria Baseball Association, secured the provincial title Sunday, July 12 in a come-from-behind 3-2 thriller in Rutland, B.C., near Kelowna. “The boys worked hard to get to the final game and overcame an opening loss that would have discouraged most teams in their age group,� said the Black Eagles business manager, Sean Collett. “But they regrouped the same day, and won five straight games.� On Day 1 of the three-day tournament, the Black Eagles suffered a 15-0 pounding at the hands of the Kelowna Athletics in the first of their four-game, round-robin series. Undeterred, they went on to defeat the Tri-City Indians from Coquitlam, the Coquitlam Reds, and the North Shore Twins to advance to the semifinals on Sunday morning. Led by first baseman Luke Seginowich’s three hits, Victoria batters ripped 14 hits, dispatching the Coquitlam Reds
12-4 to advance to the finals against those same Day 1 Kelowna Athletics. “We just wanted a second chance against the Kelowna As to prove that we belonged on the same field,� said Collett. “I think we may have surprised them in the finals.� The final game went five scoreless innings, pitting Black Eagle pitcher Matt Collett against Kelowna’s Noah Patterson in a classic pitcher’s duel. In the top of the sixth inning, the As scored one run, followed by another run in the top of the seventh. When Eagle Matt Collett reached his maximum number of pitches allowed he was replaced by Hayden Wilcox, who shut down any more Kelowna offence and in the bottom of the seventh, the Eagles’ bats came to life. Three successive Eagle hits loaded the bases, bringing Victoria’s Jared Anderson to the plate with none out. Anderson smacked a hard ground ball hit, scoring two runs to tie the game. Andy Weir laid down a perfect bunt to load the bases once again, setting up Jayden Wakeham, who hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Trey Sjerven to claim the provincial title. The Black Eagles now represent British Columbia by advancing to the Baseball Canada 15U Boys National Championship on Aug. 20 to 24 in Vaughn, near Toronto. editor@oakbaynews.com
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L A N G F O R D / H A Z E LWO O D AREA: Newer 1 bdrm upper, private entrance, insuite W/D, close to all amens. $950 incld’s wiďŹ and hydro, NS/NP. Avail. Aug. 1st. (250)216-8813
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REWARD OFFERED: Stolen items; antique, art deco & costume jewelry. File #153325 RCMP (250)656-3931.
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STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale� 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
MEDICAL/DENTAL
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.
REAL ESTATE
CARS
FOR SALE BY OWNER
MERCEDES C230, 2002. 2-door, blue, auto. 113,000 km, $6300. obo. 250-893-8727
1978 MERCEDES Benz 450 SL Coupe- V8, gold exterior, red interior, no rust, accessories work, 106,000 miles. $2200 obo. (250)721-4497.
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LOST AND FOUND FOUND: SUNGLASSES, ladies found July 16 in washroom at local Sidney Park. Call to claim (250)595-6137.
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MEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-4661535 www.canscribe.com or info@canscribe.com
VOLUNTEERS THE 292 SENIORS Travel and Social Group is looking for a retired truck driver to drive our 5 spd manual bus on occasional tours. Honourariam. Call 778-352-2283 if interested
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PRODUCTION WORKERS Canada’s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location. This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements. REQUIREMENTS: • Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment • Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail • Must have own transportation âœąAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties can email jobs@goldstreampress.com or drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:
GOLDSTREAM PRESS #200-770 Enterprise Avenue, Victoria, BC V8X 6R4
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Estate Auction-Antique cars, tractors, 5th wheel RV, tools & more. Grindrod, BC, Sat, July 25th, 11am. View photos and info doddsauction.com or call 250-545-3259.
MIND BODY & SPIRIT KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com
EDUCATION/TUTORING DISABLED? HAVE a Business Idea? If you are unemployed or under-employed, have a disability or chronic health problem and are interested in becoming self-employed or starting a business, EntreActive may be for you! The EntreActive program is designed to guide and support you as you explore and research your self-employment or business idea. Our goal is to assist you to put the information you gather into a written business plan that will guide your next steps. Contact us at 250-3842432 or email info@entreactive.com
FINANCIAL SERVICES GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
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COW BAY. 5yr old Rancher. 1/2 acre, water view, in ground services. 3 bdrm 2 bath, easy commute to Victoria or Nanaimo. $474,900. (250)597-7847, or (250)701-5503
HOUSES FOR SALE DON’T OVERPAY! Website: rtmihomes.com “Your Smart Housing Solution� Canada’s largest provider of manufactured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ homes on sale now!
RENTALS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
FREE: 3-WHITE cement planters, great cond.. You pick up. Call (250)480-7202.
DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. warehouse space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared washroom. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.
FRIENDLY FRANK
MEAT GRINDER, electric $45. Wine thermometer/applesauce sive $10. ea. 778-265-1615. SEARS CRAFTMAN saw, $75. Call (250)881-8133.
FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
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FREE REMOVAL of all vehicles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383
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Advertising Sales Consultant The Goldstream Gazette has an opening for an experienced multimedia Advertising Consultant. By joining the leading community newspaper serving the West Shore, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the most vibrant communities in Victoria. The team environment at the Goldstream Gazette will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence. You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Print and/ or online advertising sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver’s license are required.
SOOKE, WORK Shed. 1349 sq.ft., high ceilings, double door access; 240 sq.ft. built-in cooler; 4890. sq.ft. concreted and gated yard. Contact Butler Bros. at 250-652-1680.
Send your resume with cover letter by July 24, 2015 to:
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
GARAGE SALES
ROOMS FOR RENT
JAMES BAY #1 Jambo Sale (Yard Sale) Saturday, July 25, 10am–8pm,
FAIRFIELD ROOM- Available Aug 1. Walk to Cook St Village and amenities. NS/NP. Women only. 250-382-6681.
NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.
AUTO SERVICES
The Goldstream Gazette is a member of Black Press, Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 150 titles in print and online in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii, California and Ohio.
SOOKE 3-BDRM4-plex, $775 mo, on bus route, nice deck & yard. 250-478-2450.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
FREE TOW AWAY
SOOKE, FOR RENT OR LEASE - INDUSTRIAL LAND AND BUILDINGS on Sooke waterfront. Call 250-652-1043 for details.
WELL SEASONED Balanced mix. Call Burnrite Firewood at (250)709-9211.
144 Dallas Road. All proceeds beneďŹ t Common Voice Society.
$50 to $1000
TRANSPORTATION
LOTS NORTH SAANICH fully serviced, ocean view, at lot Zoned for secondary suite. Call 250-883-6405 to view.
FREE ITEMS
24� SAMSONITE black suitcase, excellent condition, $50. Call (250)656-6197
Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans
Christine Scott, Publisher publisher@goldstreamgazette.com Goldstream Gazette 205-774 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, BC. V9B 2X3
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STORAGE $250 STORAGE/Workshop on Carey Rd, near McKenzie. Building 23x13 ft internal on plan, 7-9ft internal height. Insulated walls, windows, skylights, electrics, double garage doors. Approx. 50sqft of additional high level storage compartments. Removable ramps for vehicle access. Call 250661-8827.
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RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.
(250)208-8535. Landscaping Tree & hedge pruning, full yard clean-up, soil delivery, hauling. 25yrs experience.
BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.
UPHOLSTER- Furn. repairs, scratches, fix springs, marine, commercial. 250-480-9822.
DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST Carpenter&Sons. decks, fence Doors, windows, painting, drywall. Kitchen, bath, suites, Senior Disc. 250-217-8131.
DRYWALL BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $50/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate
ABBA Exteriors Inc. “Spring Clean-Up Specials” Gutter & Window Cleaning Concrete Power Washing Vinyl Siding Cleaning Roof Sweep & De-Mossing Carpentry * Yard Cleanup Handyman Repairs Free Estimates WCB Insured *Seniors Discounts* (778)433-9275 www.abbaexteriors.ca
FURNITURE REFINISHING
GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs windows, PW. 250-380-7778.
U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.
CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call 250.388.3535
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413. JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. JUNK REMOVAL. Fast service, fairly priced. Greater Victoria Services. 250-893-3064. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774. PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.
Black Press Community News Media is seeking a motivated and cheerful individual to join our growing advertising sales team at the Victoria News. By joining the leading community newspaper serving Victoria, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the most vibrant communities in the Capital Regional District. You are creative, organized and thrive in a competitive market with frequent deadlines. Candidates for this position are results oriented and possess the ability to service existing clients plus develop new business and understand meeting sales targets. Print and/or online advertising sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver’s license are required. Black Press is Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. We offer a competitive salary plus commission, plus benefits and opportunity to grow your career. Deadline is July 28, 2015.
Penny Sakamoto, Group Publisher psakamoto@blackpress.ca Victoria News 818 Broughton Street Victoria, BC V8W 1E4
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MASONRY & BRICKWORK CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fireplaces,flagstone rock, concrete, natural & veneered stone. Replace, rebuild, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsmasonry.com; Call (250)5899942, (250)294-9942.
Call Craig or Mike 250-216-5865 .
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928
✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫ (250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Quality Interiors. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
PLUMBING
BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning, Gutters. Stores/malls. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.
STUCCO/SIDING
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates!
THE STUCCOMAN- All types of Stucco/Painting. Repairs, additions, renovations. Free est. Dan, 250-391-9851.
ALLSTAR MOVING Delivery Service. From $59. Free local travel. Call (250)818-2699.
TREE SERVICES
PAINTING
BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges. Insured. Call Keith, (250)474-3697.
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
WINDOW CLEANING ABBA EXTERIORS Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275.
CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS Call 250.388.3535
GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs windows, PW. 250-380-7778.
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